THE economic importance of the new GLAS environmental scheme to the rural economy of the West of Ireland has been highlighted in figures given to Fine...
HARD pressed planners, advisors and farmers need an extra week to try and get their GLAS application forms submitted, according to Connacht IFA Regional Chairman, Tom...
A MID-JUNE extended deadline for the receipt of Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS applications will go a long way towards freeing-up the logjam faced by planners...
A JULY 3 deadline for the completion of Commonage Management Plans affecting hundreds of farmers across Connemara will be impossible to meet, according to farming and...
MONIES earmarked for the 2015 GLAS scheme should be immediately redirected into the Disadantaged Areas fund – unless the environmental scheme can be started up over...
CLEARANCE for individual commonage farmers to apply for the new GLAS environmental scheme will be the key to resolving the dispute between the Hill Farmers for...
SERIOUS concerns have been expressed by Galway farm leaders over the failure of the Dept. of Agriculture to confirm a starting date for the GLAS environmental...
A MASSIVE turnout of over 1,000 farmers at Maam Cross last week has given a clear mandate to the leadership of the hill/commonage pressure group to...